gnutls_x509_crt_check_issuer(3) — Linux manual page
gnutls_x509_crt_check_issuer(3) gnutls gnutls_x509_crt_check_issuer(3)
NAME
gnutls_x509_crt_check_issuer - API function
SYNOPSIS
#include <gnutls/x509.h>
unsigned gnutls_x509_crt_check_issuer(gnutls_x509_crt_t cert,
gnutls_x509_crt_t issuer);
ARGUMENTS
gnutls_x509_crt_t cert
is the certificate to be checked
gnutls_x509_crt_t issuer
is the certificate of a possible issuer
DESCRIPTION
This function will check if the given certificate was issued by
the given issuer. It checks the DN fields and the authority key
identifier and subject key identifier fields match.
If the same certificate is provided at the cert and issuer
fields, it will check whether the certificate is self-signed.
RETURNS
It will return true (1) if the given certificate is issued by the
given issuer, and false (0) if not.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bugs@gnutls.org>.
Home page: https://www.gnutls.org
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